Project Gutenberg 2011-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 369 Smedley, William T. (William Thomas) 1851 Smedley, W. T. (William Thomas) 12027440 The Mystery of Francis Bacon Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Mystery of Francis Bacon" by William T. Smedley is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the complexities surrounding the life of Francis Bacon, a renowned philosopher and statesman, focusing particularly on the controversies and mysteries that shroud his legacy. Smedley appears intent on unpacking the tensions between Bacon's high intellectual achievements and his later reputation as a corrupt official. The opening of the work presents a preface that raises questions about the perceived moral failings of Bacon compared to his immense contributions to philosophy and literature. Smedley notes how history has often vilified Bacon, despite the reverence he commanded from his contemporaries. The author outlines the intention to explore lesser-known aspects of Bacon's life and work, emphasizing that much about his early years and literary activities remains obscure. Smedley aims to investigate the possibility that Bacon hid his authorial identity, suggesting that this may unlock further understanding of his contributions to both literature and philosophy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36650/36650-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 63.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Authorship -- Baconian theory Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626 -- Cipher PR Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Philosophy & Ethics 419205 2025-08-15T04:39:03.052979 text/html 419132 2011-07-07T08:55:06 text/html 1667413 2025-08-15T04:39:09.113975 application/epub+zip 1671920 2025-08-15T04:39:04.039044 application/epub+zip 205667 2025-08-15T04:39:03.518989 application/epub+zip 1800068 2025-08-15T04:39:13.185959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1755731 2025-08-15T04:39:08.503997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292384 2022-09-16T16:45:10.397513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369272 2025-08-15T04:39:02.452980 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 368976 2011-07-07T08:55:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 369004 2011-07-07T08:55:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20484 2025-08-15T04:39:13.326915 application/rdf+xml 11157 2025-08-15T04:39:03.607002 image/jpeg 1884 2025-08-15T04:39:03.563957 image/jpeg 141005 2011-07-07T08:55:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 1634995 2011-07-07T08:55:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 140845 2011-07-07T08:55:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 1658283 2025-08-15T04:39:03.135005 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog